More than 80 cargo bikes took to the streets of London today in an effort to encourage businesses to replace their vans with a pollution-free alternative.It comes as an analysis from the Clean Cities campaign showed that there was a 63 per cent rise in the use of cargo bikes across the capital between 2022 and 2023.The growth was driven by a 73 per cent increase in their use in inner London, followed by a 55 per cent rise in outer London and 54 per cent in central London. At Wednesday’s Cargo Bike Cruise - an annual event now in its fifth year - a range of different businesses who use the bikes to get around London came to showcase their vehicles.
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00:00At the end of the road, get as close as possible, come this way.
00:11That's it, keep heading down when you're ready.
00:14We're going to get some group photos now.
00:22So, just be ready for that, sit back, enjoy it, take your time, okay?
00:26We've got about a ten-kilometre loop around central London.
00:31There will be one section that starts in London round about where the group is going to split in half.
00:36So you'll want to get photos in front of the Forest Transport and in front of the Department of Transport.
00:40So, just be ready for that. I'll mark you again with that reference.